Recovery Through Work at the GOC
Employment is a gateway to independence. That is why the GOC follows a recover through work model where our Members are encouraged to complete important tasks at their own pace.…
Happy Holidays From GOC!
’tis the season and our Members are celebrating. Providing a sense of community and is so important in the healing process. Enjoy these pictures. Happy holidays to all of our…
GOC Fall Festival
Thank you to everyone who helped support us to make the Fall Festival possible. Between, we were able to serve 100 meals and create a fantastic atmosphere for everyone who…
Culver’s Brings Our Friends Out
How do you recover from Mental illness?You do it with new friends and a smile on your face. The GOC had a Friend-Raising event at Culver’s, the site where some…
Shoebox Budgeting at GOC
Breaking tasks down into simple steps is one of the ways we help our Members. We are now learning about Shoe Box Budgeting. You keep every receipt, stick it in…
Founders Reflect on 15 Years
As many of you know, the GOC is celebrating 15 years of being in Gainesville. We have had some huge triumphs over that time, and we have made it through…
15 years of GOC
May 14, 2022. Our fifteen year anniversary of the GOC. Can you believe we have been here for 15 years? We had a Founders Luncheon to celebrate. Many of the…
Rotary Dictionary Drive Comes to GOC
The Gainesville Opportunity Center hosted Rotarians from all over Gainesville for the Rotary Annual Dictionary Drive. We labeled and boxed enough dictionaries so every third grader in Alachua County will…
GOC Hosts Artwalk
Artwalk has come and gone. We displayed and sold GOC Members art. We made new friends. Old friends came out to see us. Some visited for the first time. Best…
First Federal Bank Gifts GOC $1,000
What does your bank do for you? First Federal Bank was at our First Ever Bike Day Sunday May 1st. They not only sponsored us financially, they helped organize it…